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09-11-2000 3:29pm#1Not sure where this should go as it sort of crosses the borders between this board, webmaster, and roleplaying/games and the art animation one....
but I'll post here for now.
I have an idea for an online game. Text based mainly but with visuals (maps etc.) sort of along the lines of Utopia or Planetarion... but nicer, more game like and more thinking involved.
Thing is,
I can design a game, in fact I've gone through three redesigns of this idea and I think I've come up with a nice version - market economic models, combat mechanics, income/expenditure budgetary models as well as a nice bit of demographic research etc. and models for population growth, intergenerational economics and the rest (yes, I am a finance graduate
). as well as a nice little plan of how things interact. All easy enough (sort of) so far.
What I can't do is,
1. anything beyond extremely basic programming
2. anything beyond normal everyday web stuff
3. graphics that actually look decent and not drawn by a five year old (though I am good at designing maps etc.)
though I do understand what is involved in the above stuff and I can see where the game mechanics might have to be changed to allow for limitations. The game is most certainly not in it's final stage of design, as it still has to go through the "you can't do that" and "that wouldn't work" and "you're thinking of having a what?" phase of things.
So, basically, I was thinking that, left to myself, this is *never* going to get done. It'll always just be a design plan. Art and Animation board peeps have suggested doing a movie project, there's talk of a short story and literature website from the literature boards... why not something from the programmers (and a few others)?
The game would be free to play, maybe with an ad or two to cover hosting fees (but I hate the idea of shoving ads into the faces of people who just want to enjoy themselves - especially pop ups) so I don't think anyone who takes part could expect to make money out of it. It's just be for fun, you know, ****s and giggles and the like (maybe also an excuse to have "meetings" in a pub ).
Well, anyone interested, mail me < lolth@ireland.com > or post.
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I'd definetely be interested. Not too sure if I'd have the time but I'd definetely be able to do a bit here and there.
Skills:
Perl/CGI
C
Java
MySQL (or whatever really...)
Most web stuff ('cept flash, hate it)
Have you got any design docs that we could take a loot at? Just, you know, a fairly good description of how the game works.
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nice one, that's three so far
I'm fairly tied up for two weeks but that'll give time for any others who are interested to think about it.
What ya say that in about two weeks, we meet up and I'll go through the general idea and have design docs and plans ready.
Or there's always email of course 0 -
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Voids link works server must have been down.
As for the game i dop a it of java but would be of no use to ye but here are a few ideas that will need to be done for it to work well e-mail loads of people when its finished talk about it in chat rooms never i mean never join with someone who will let you share their server half way through a round it always screws up the game join at the start E-mail important people companys for advertisement with the aid of banners i.e. get so much for each banner clicked (give something to the player for a banner click but limit it that way youll make more money)
Have a built in java script chat room on the site none of this mirc crap (well its not crap but i know loads of people who cant use it they really loose out)
Have a descent scoring system with a few graphics of ships along with names on the production line invokes interest (dont mind my spelling i know its brutal)
Have a catchy logo that will stick in peoples head. have good graphics but not ones that will cause your computer to freeze or have to wait for ever to load it up.
these are just ideas so dont eat me youll need these in the future i hope it works out for you.
[This message has been edited by TheVamp (edited 30-11-2000).]0 -
Sorry,
things are going nuts in work right now. My contract finishes at the end of this month and the "powers that be" haven't let my boss know if there will be a replacement or not. I would have thought one of the first priorities would be replacing the single Network/desktop support person in the office! Ah well.
anyway, I just haven't had the time to write things up properly (I made a good bash but then found some bits I didn't like and got involved with trying to modify them....).
As for language... English?? nah, kidding. I honestly don't know. I would suspect a java or vb style. As I said, it's jsut for ****s and giggles, it doesn't *have* to run over the internet.
I would say that database driven would be better than strings of arrays though.
Ulitmately, as ye will be the ones deciding *how* things get coded and what needs to be altered to code things (and given the high likelihood that you'd know better than I would), that'll be the first thing you'll have to decide.
What language you think will be best. Can everyone contribute to it. Is it better to split it into parts or program a whole.
all part of the lovely project experience I guess.
ie: some guy without a clue about programming says "this would be a good idea".. shows it to the programmer type peeps... programmers say "You're joking"..guy says "no I'm not" .. they say "no way"... guy says "ah c'mon... pleeease".. both sides argue and eventually reach a compromise. Guy goes off and leaves programmers to argue amongst themselves while he prepares to begin battle all over again with the people who want to do the graphics (if there are any). 0 -
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